Pink and Rose
Medium
Block-printed in distemper colors
Dimensions
Sheet: 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm)
Classification
Wallpaper
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923
Accession Number
23.163.4a
Tags
RosesLeaves
About the Artist
William Morris|Morris & Company|Jeffrey & Co. · 1834–1896
William Morris (1834–1896) was a British designer, craftsman, writer, and socialist activist who became the most influential figure in the Arts and Crafts movement and one of the most important designers in British history. Born in Walthamstow, Essex, he studied at Oxford, where he formed a lifelong friendship with Edward Burne-Jones and came under the influence of John Ruskin's writings on art, l...